Contact
Raquel Macedo Moreira
Independent Arbitrator
Arbitrator
Languages
Mother tongue: Portuguese
Working languages: English, Italian
Nationality
Brazil, Portugal
Gender
Female
Specialisation
CISG, Commercial Disputes & Transactions, Construction, Contract Law, Distribution, Energy, Engineering, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property (IP)
Legal system
Civil Law,Common Law
Main jurisdiction
Brazil, Italy, United Kingdom
Details
Position
Independent Arbitrator
Year of birth
1990
Education
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Degree: LL.M. in International Business Law
Practiced Experience in Arbitration
How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?
29 (ICC, CAM, AAA/ICDR, LCIA, VIAC, CAM-CCBC, ICSID, PCA, and ad hoc rules).
How often have you acted as Chairperson?
How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?
2
How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?
1
How often have you acted as Counsel?
11
How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?
15
Publications and Other Activities in Arbitration
e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others
Dispute Boards in International Construction Law: Are Transnational Principles Emerging?, International Construction Law Review, 2025, Pt 4.
Between Safeguard Sabotage: Reflections from the 2025 Italian Arbitration Day, CAM, October 2025
The Fine Line Between Use and Abuse: Lessons from the 4th Italian Arbitration Day, Daily Jus, 25 July 2025
Arbitration\'s Protective Mechanisms: When Safeguards become saboteurs, an invitation to reflect ahead of the 2025 Italian Arbitration Day, CAM, May 2025
Prova Pericial em Arbitragens de Construção: Reflexões para o Contexto Brasileiro, in Desafios e tendências em matéria de arbitragem e processo (orgs. Daniel Luiz Yarshell, Daniel Menegassi Zotareli, Leandro Gouveia Felix), Editora Thoth, 2025
2024 Dispute Board International Survey, King’s College London, December 2024 (co-authored with Prof. Renato Nazzini)
CAM-CCBC Arbitration Congress XI Edition: The Highlights You Don’t Want to Miss, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 16 November 2024
Centre for Construction Law & Dispute Resolution Participates in São Paulo Arbitration Week (#SPAW), Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution’s Blog, 14 November 2024
A nova reforma da Lei de Arbitragem Italiana, Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, No. 75, Issue 4, 2022
A Permanent Body of Adjudicators as ISDS Reform: Can We Still Call it Arbitration?, International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, Vol. 88 Issue 2, 2022
The (in)feasibility of Using Precedents as a Tool to Increase Consistency in International Arbitration, IBA Arbitration Committee Newsletter, 4 March 2022
The recent amendments to Italian Arbitration legislation: an opportunity to increase Italy’s appeal in the international arbitration market, Lexology, 22 December 2021 (co-authored with Avv. Gennaro Paone)
How to choose the right type of security for your contract, Lexology, 15 December 2021
7 Golden Rules to “Bullet Proof” your Arbitration Agreement, Lexology, 10 December 2021
COVID-19 and the Impact on International Arbitration, De Berti Jacchia Studio Legale, 11 May 2020 (co-authored with Avv. Michelangelo Cicogna and Avv. Marco Seregni)
Religion as Qualification: Can the appointment of arbitrators be based on religion?, article presented at the 10th ICC YAF-YAAP Joint Conference in Vienna, May 2018
The Détachement of International Arbitration: Reflections on the Existence of an Arbitral Order Détaché, Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, Issue 52, Kluwer Law International, 2016
Note: Société VR services v. société Dukan de Nitya, Court of Cassation of France, First Civil Law Chamber, Arrêt n° 1535 F-P+B, pourvoi n° P 14-11.085, 18 December 2014, Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, Issue 52, Kluwer Law International, 2016 (co-authored with Prof. Carlos Eduardo Stefen Elias)
Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organisations
UK Chapter Coordinator - AA40 The Italian below40 Arbitration Association
Mentoring Co-director - Young ICCA Mentoring Programme
Member - ArbIT
Member - APA
Mother Tongue
Portuguese
Working Languages
i.e. languages in which you have both a spoken and written command so that you may conduct arbitral proceedings in this language
English
Italian
In which legal systems have you trained?
Civil Law,Common Law
What is your main jurisdiction of practice?
Brazil, Italy, United Kingdom
In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?
Brazil
Italy
United Kingdom
Special expertise or specialisations
CISG
Commercial Disputes & Transactions
Construction
Contract Law
Distribution
Energy
Engineering
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property (IP)
